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Guard member's civilian-acquired skills gets him hand-picked for mission
October 11, 2011
Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Brian F. Powers of Port Republic, Va., of the Virginia Army National Guard 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, assists Soldiers of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment from Fort Wainwright, Alaska, by performing electrical work on generators at an Afghan National Army checkpoint as part of Operation Fairbanks on Sept. 18, 2011.
Keeping Guard families connected: Deployed mom supports daughter half a world away
October 11, 2011
Minnesota Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Jennifer Mccann, a Melrose, Minn., native, holds the graduation invitation she ordered for her twin daughters Maria and Adriane's high school graduation party. Mccann is currently deployed with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 134th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division and could not attend the graduation party. "I thought if I couldn't be there, ordering graduation invitations was the least I could do," said Mccann.
AUSA: Army bracing for more budget cuts, McHugh says
October 11, 2011
During the opening ceremony of the 2011 Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 10, 2011, Secretary of the Army John McHugh pointed out that the Army provides 50 to 70 percent of deployable forces. Additionally, he said, the Army represents about half of America's entire fighting force, yet consumes only a quarter to 30 percent of the entire defense budget.
National Guard agribusiness seminar prepares commanders for a different fight
October 11, 2011
Jim Moseley, a farmer and former deputy secretary of agriculture gives Soldiers and Airmen from the 3-19th Indiana Agribusiness Development Team, a tour of his hydroponics farm on Sept. 3, 2011, as part of their mobilization training at Camp Atterbury. The meeting was designed to give the service members a better understanding of Afghanistan before their scheduled deployment to Afghanistan in early fall this year.
AUSA: Rodriguez stresses importance of Army Guard, Reserve as operational force
October 11, 2011
Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commanding general, U.S. Army Forces Command, and retired Army Lt. Gen. Roger C. Schultz, vice chairman, National Guard and Reserve Affairs for the Association of the United States Army, talk before the Maj. Gen. Robert G. Moorhead Guard/Reserve Breakfast, Oct. 10, 2011, during the association's 2011 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C.
Hawaii Air National Guard member earns distinguished marksmanship honors
October 11, 2011
Kentucky Guard MPs help secure Victory Base Complex
October 11, 2011
Army National Guard Spc. Chris Reardon, 617th Military Police Co. of the 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade.
Massachusetts and Vermont Army Guard medevac crew awarded Air Medals
October 11, 2011
Members of a medical evacuation flight crew from the 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment (Air Ambulance), an Army National Guard unit based in Westfield, Mass., and Burlington, Vt., stand at parade rest in front of their HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter on Camp Taji, Iraq on Aug. 11, 2011. Army Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, deputy commanding general for U.S. Forces-Iraq, addresses a crowd of onlookers before presenting the crew with Air Medals for conducting two aerial medical evacuations during a dust storm on June 30. The crew, from left, is Chief Warrant Officer 4 John Labbe, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Alex Engelson, Staff Sgt. Richard Flach, Sgt. Cassandra Kennedy and Pfc. Corey Davis.
AUSA: Rodriguez stresses importance of Army Guard, Reserve as operational force
October 10, 2011
AUSA: App spotlights Army exhibits, forums
October 10, 2011
The Army Exhibit Mobile App spotlights Army exhibits and speeches at the AUSA annual meeting and symposium this week.
AUSA: Utah National Guard member is U.S. Army's NCO of the Year
October 10, 2011
Sgt. Guy Mellor, of the Utah Army National Guard, was named the U.S. Army's Noncommissioned Officer of the Year on Monday. In this photo, Mellor is seen after he was named the Army National Guard's Soldier of the Year for 2009, when he was a specialist.
Indiana Guard facility redirects historical training operations
October 7, 2011
Civilians going through mobilization training at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center get weapons familiarization training in a firearms simulator. Camp Atterbury trains more than 600 civilians in basic survivability every month skills before deploying them to theaters around the world in support of Operations New Dawn and Enduring Freedom.
Maryland National Guard members train DEA agents in combat life skills
October 7, 2011
A Maryland Army National Guard member show members of the Baltimore District Drug Enforcement Administration life saving skills during a combat first aid class hosted by the Maryland National Guard Oct. 3 to 7, 2011.
Jelinski-Hall: Leadership, taking care of Airmen should be the culture
October 7, 2011
Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall, the senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks during the Air National Guard's 2011 Enlisted Leadership Symposium in Nashville, Tenn., on Nov. 2, 2011. Jelinski-Hall spoke to senior enlisted leadership of the Air National Guard about taking care of their Airmen and her 10 points to being a good leader.
Earnhardt finishes in 24th place after unexpected pit stop
October 6, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard racecar, races at the Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del. To a 24th place finish, Oct. 2, 2011.
California Guard members train Iraqis on fuel trucks
October 5, 2011
DOD program gives spouses career options
October 4, 2011
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Missouri Guard members help Navy, Air Force recover helicopter
October 4, 2011
Missouri National Guard members led a joint removal of a Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter that crashed at the Jefferson City airport as it was taking off after refueling Oct. 1, 2011.
Massachusetts National Guard train first responders in Tajikistan
October 4, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Nicholas Bruce, training noncommissioned officer, Medical Command, Massachusetts National Guard, and the non-commissioned officer of the medical exercise in Tajikistan, talks with the first responders as they work through a training lane, Sept. 22, 2011.
Texas Guard helps community reclaim neighborhoods
October 4, 2011
Members of the Joint Counterdrug Task Force conduct a house demolition in Harlingen, Texas, Aug. 31, 2011. The city government-ordered demolition was part of a daylong program, called Operation Crackdown that was developed to clean up neighborhoods by eliminating drug havens. The program is a part of the task force's community outreach effort designed to reduce illicit activities through the anti-drug message.